An alcohol treatment requirement may be imposed on an offender who is dependent on alcohol, where that dependency requires and may be susceptible to treatment. The treatment may be residential or non-residential.
Volume/length range: Duration set by the court, up to the length of the order.
An alcohol treatment requirement (ATR) may be imposed on an offender for whom the court is satisfied is dependent on alcohol and this dependency is such that it requires and is susceptible to treatment.
The court must ensure that necessary arrangements have been or can be made for the proposed treatment, and the offender must express willingness to comply with the treatment.
The court must also ensure that the offender is eligible for the treatment before imposing this requirement.
Once this information is obtained by the Probation Service, the court must specify in the order the treatment director, whether the treatment will be residential, institution-based or practitioner-based, and if it is institution based, the institution or place and intervals at which it is to be provided.
An ATR can be used in combination with a mental health treatment requirement (MHTR) for offenders with multiple needs. However, for offenders with both drug and alcohol dependency, the court should impose only a DRR, as alcohol treatment needs can be managed as part of this requirement. An ATR cannot be imposed alongside an alcohol abstinence and monitoring requirement (AAMR) as an ATR will be unsuitable for an offender who is not dependent on alcohol.